From the wild early days of SoCal ice rinks to junior hockey brawls and legendary tournament road trips, Episode 14 delivers pure hockey culture. We’re joined by Jerry Hall for a wide-open, hilarious conversation about getting traded from Vegas to San Jose, growing up on the West Coast hockey grind, and why a lifetime in the game never actually slows down.

We fought through some early audio issues (and prevailed)!

Jerry pulls back the curtain on fifth-grade rink luck, junior teams with absolute goon reputations, finding billet housing, working at the rink, and playing college puck at San Jose State before transitioning into decades of beer league battles and tournament chaos. Plus, we dive into his work building a dedicated hockey team for utility line-workers and first responders.

🔥 In This Episode:

• The SoCal Origin Story: How a chance stop at a Torrance ice rink launched a lifetime on skates.

• Junior Hockey Wars: Life on the road with the Ontario Jets, Las Vegas Aces, and San Jose—complete with old-school helmets, no cages, and heavy metal locker rooms.

• San Jose State & Beyond: Building a hockey life from college puck to decades of tournament domination.

• Draft Tournaments vs. Beer League: Why the tournament lifestyle beats standard league play every single time.

• Linemen & First Responders on Ice: How workplace hockey is becoming the ultimate healthy outlet for hard-working crews.

• Unfiltered Locker Room Lore: Beard talk, legendary oddballs, crazy travel stories, and why hockey truly feels like family.

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